1929 French Championships – Men's doubles
{{GrandSlamEvents|1929|French Championships|
| champ = {{flagicon|FRA}} René Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Borotra
| runner = {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brugnon
| score = 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
}}
File:Les Quatre Mousquetaires.jpg, Henri Cochet (up), the runner-up for the event; Jean Borotra (down-left) and René Lacoste (down-right) the triumphant doubles players]]
{{main|1929 French Championships (tennis)}}
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon were the defending champions but they split up and Borotra teamed up with René Lacoste and Brugnon partnered with Henri Cochet. The final saw the encounter of these teams known all together as the Four Musketeers with the former pair clinching the title.
Seeds
Every but 16 teams (neither the third and four seeds) received a bye into the second round.
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- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Bill Tilden / {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Frank Hunter (semifinal)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Cochet / {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brugnon (final)
- {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Leonardo Bonzi / {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Clemente Serventi (second round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} André Roche / {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Joba (second round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} René Lacoste / {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Borotra (champions)
- {{flagicon|TCH}} Roderich Menzel / {{flagicon|TCH}} Josef Malacek(third round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel du Plaix / {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Rodel (third round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} René de Buzelet / {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Boussus (Quarterfinal)
}}
Draw
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=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket|sets=5
|nowrap=y
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final
| team-width=190
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|United States|1912}} Tilden
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Hunter
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-score1-4=6
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Kehrling
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Kleinschroth
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=1
| RD1-score2-4=4
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD1-score3-1=2
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score3-3=1
| RD1-score3-4=6
| RD1-score3-5=6
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} De Morpurgo
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} del Bono
| RD1-score4-1=6
| RD1-score4-2=2
| RD1-score4-3=6
| RD1-score4-4=4
| RD1-score4-5=3
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Collins
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score5-2=2
| RD1-score5-3=6
| RD1-score5-4=6
| RD1-seed6=8
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|FRA}} de Buzelet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Boussus
| RD1-score6-1=3
| RD1-score6-2=6
| RD1-score6-3=2
| RD1-score6-4=3
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|NED}} Timmer
{{flagicon|AUT}} O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten
| RD1-score7-1=2
| RD1-score7-2=2
| RD1-score7-3=7
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD1-score8-1=6
| RD1-score8-2=6
| RD1-score8-3=9
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|United States|1912}} Tilden
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Hunter
| RD2-score1-1=3
| RD2-score1-2=2
| RD2-score1-3=6
| RD2-score1-4=3
| RD2-score1-5=
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=6
| RD2-score2-3=3
| RD2-score2-4=6
| RD2-score2-5=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Collins
| RD2-score3-1=3
| RD2-score3-2=4
| RD2-score3-3=3
| RD2-score3-4=
| RD2-score3-5=
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD2-score4-1=6
| RD2-score4-2=6
| RD2-score4-3=6
| RD2-score4-4=
| RD2-score4-5=
| RD3-seed1=5
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score1-2=3
| RD3-score1-3=6
| RD3-score1-4=3
| RD3-score1-5=8
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD3-score2-1=3
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD3-score2-3=3
| RD3-score2-4=6
| RD3-score2-5=6
}}
=Top half=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
|nowrap=y
| RD1= First round
| RD2= Second round
| RD3= Third round
| RD4= Quarterfinals
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|United States|1912}} Tilden
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Hunter
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmussen
{{flagicon|NOR}} Nielsen
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-score02-3=0
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} É Borotra
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Coen
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=11
| RD2-score03-3=8
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} Zahar
{{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} Danon
| RD2-score04-1=2
| RD2-score04-2=9
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Kehrling
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Kleinschroth
| RD2-score05-1=w/o
| RD2-score05-2=
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GRE|old}} Zerlendis
{{flagicon|GRE|old}} Zafiropoulo
| RD2-score06-1=
| RD2-score06-2=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Olliff
{{flagicon|GBR}} Austin
| RD2-score07-1=8
| RD2-score07-2=7
| RD2-score07-3=7
| RD2-score07-4=3
| RD2-score07-5=2
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} du Plaix
{{flagicon|FRA}} Rodel
| RD2-score08-1=10
| RD2-score08-2=5
| RD2-score08-3=5
| RD2-score08-4=6
| RD2-score08-5=6
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|United States|1912}} Tilden
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Hunter
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=4
| RD3-score01-3=6
| RD3-score01-4=6
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} É Borotra
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Coen
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=2
| RD3-score02-4=2
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Kehrling
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Kleinschroth
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=9
| RD3-score03-4=6
| RD3-score03-5=6
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} du Plaix
{{flagicon|FRA}} Rodel
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-3=11
| RD3-score04-4=2
| RD3-score04-5=4
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|United States|1912}} Tilden
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Hunter
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score01-4=6
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Kehrling
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Kleinschroth
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=1
| RD4-score02-4=4
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
|nowrap=y
| RD1= First round
| RD2= Second round
| RD3= Third round
| RD4= Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Umberto De Morpurgo
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Alberto del Bono
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=6
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= Edmond-Blanc
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Magaloff
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-3=4
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Reynaud
{{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Laurent
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SWI}} Charles Aeschlimann
{{flagicon|SWI}} Ernst
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=1
| RD1-score12-3=3
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CHI}} Domingo Torralva-Ponsa
{{flagicon|CHI}} Luis Torralva-Ponsa
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=7
| RD1-score13-4=7
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Augustin
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Terrier
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-score14-3=5
| RD1-score14-4=5
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Wallis Myers
Hunt
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-score15-4=7
| RD1-score15-5=1
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} André Roche
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Joba
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=1
| RD1-score16-4=5
| RD1-score16-5=6
| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|British India}} Fyzee
{{flagicon|ROM}} Misu
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-score02-3=2
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Moldenhauer
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Prenn
| RD2-score03-1=4
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score03-4=4
| RD2-score03-5=6
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Benny Berthet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Lesueur
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-3=3
| RD2-score04-4=6
| RD2-score04-5=1
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} De Morpurgo
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} del Bono
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Reynaud
{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score06-3=1
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CHI}} D Torralva-Ponsa
{{flagicon|CHI}} L Torralva-Ponsa
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=7
| RD2-score07-4=7
| RD2-score07-5=6
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Roche
{{flagicon|FRA}} Joba
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=5
| RD2-score08-4=5
| RD2-score08-5=1
| RD3-seed01=5
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD3-score01-1=2
| RD3-score01-2=7
| RD3-score01-3=5
| RD3-score01-4=6
| RD3-score01-5=6
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Moldenhauer
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Prenn
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=5
| RD3-score02-3=7
| RD3-score02-4=2
| RD3-score02-5=2
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} De Morpurgo
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} del Bono
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=5
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-score03-4=6
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CHI}} D Torralva-Ponsa
{{flagicon|CHI}} L Torralva-Ponsa
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=7
| RD3-score04-3=2
| RD3-score04-4=3
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} Lacoste
{{flagicon|FRA}} Borotra
| RD4-score01-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=1
| RD4-score01-4=6
| RD4-score01-5=6
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} De Morpurgo
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} del Bono
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=2
| RD4-score02-3=6
| RD4-score02-4=4
| RD4-score02-5=3
}}
=Bottom half=
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
|nowrap=y
| RD1= First round
| RD2= Second round
| RD3= Third round
| RD4= Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=3
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Leonardo Bonzi
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Clemente Serventi
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=8
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|United States|1912}} E. Goldschmidt
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} J. Converse
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score02-3=3
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Georges Glasser
{{flagicon|FRA}} André Martin-Legeay
| RD1-score03-1=1
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score03-3=2
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Collins
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|United States|1912}} A.G. Rawlins
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Homer Levinson
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=2
| RD1-score05-3=3
| RD1-score05-4=4
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Féret
{{flagicon|FRA}} Marcel Cousin
| RD1-score06-1=5
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-score06-4=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Pastré
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Deniau
| RD1-score07-1=0
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=3
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|MON}} René Gallepe
{{flagicon|FRA}} Léonce Aslangul
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD2-seed01=3
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Bonzi
{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} Serventi
| RD2-score01-1=2
| RD2-score01-2=5
| RD2-score01-3=13
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Collins
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=7
| RD2-score02-3=15
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Féret
{{flagicon|FRA}} Cousin
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score03-4=6
| RD2-score03-5=3
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|MON}} Gallepe
{{flagicon|FRA}} Aslangul
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=2
| RD2-score04-4=1
| RD2-score04-5=6
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robbins
{{flagicon|AUT}} Salm-Hoogstraeten
| RD2-score05-1=
| RD2-score05-2=
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score05-4=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} Danet
{{flagicon|FRA}} George
| RD2-score06-1=w/o
| RD2-score06-2=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-score06-4=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Fuchs
{{flagicon|Weimar Republic}} Wetzel
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-3=2
| RD2-seed08=8
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} de Buzelet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Boussus
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Collins
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=0
| RD3-score01-4=6
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|MON}} Gallepe
{{flagicon|FRA}} Aslangul
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=6
| RD3-score02-4=2
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Danet
{{flagicon|FRA}} George
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=4
| RD3-seed04=8
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} de Buzelet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Boussus
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory
{{flagicon|GBR}} Collins
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=2
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score01-4=6
| RD4-seed02=8
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} de Buzelet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Boussus
| RD4-score02-1=3
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=2
| RD4-score02-4=3
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
|nowrap=y
| RD1= First round
| RD2= Second round
| RD3= Third round
| RD4= Quarterfinals
| RD2-seed01=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|TCH}} Menzel
{{flagicon|TCH}} Malaček
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Thurneyssen
{{flagicon|FRA}} Gentien
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-score02-3=1
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} de Borman
{{flagicon|BEL}} Toussaint
| RD2-score03-1=
| RD2-score03-2=
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|NED}} Timmer
{{flagicon|AUT}} O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten
| RD2-score04-1=w/o
| RD2-score04-2=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|MON}} Landau
{{flagicon|FRA}} Broquedis
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=4
| RD2-score05-3=1
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} Grandguillot
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Covington
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUT}} Matejka
{{flagicon|AUT}} Artens
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=4
| RD2-score07-3=4
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|TCH}} Menzel
{{flagicon|TCH}} Malacek
| RD3-score01-1=4
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=3
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Timmer
{{flagicon|AUT}} O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=6
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} Grandguillot
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Covington
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=4
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} Timmer
{{flagicon|AUT}} O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten
| RD4-score01-1=2
| RD4-score01-2=2
| RD4-score01-3=7
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Cochet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Brugnon
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=9
}}
Sources
Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 June 1929). [http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02127/00003/pdf/EPA02127_tennis_es_golf_1929_1_003.pdf "A férfi páros mezőnye [The doubles draw
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